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- depth
- color
- texture
- structure
- chemical composition
- certain diagnostics of horizon
- combinations of
a] thickness
b] color
c] chemistry
d] texture
- location
- size of grain
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agothere are 3 basic types of soil:
clay, silt and sand
these are then broken down further into:
loam
sandy clay< /> sandy clay loam
sandy loam
loamy sand
clay loam
silty clay
silty clay loam
silt loam
clay is the finest grain and therefor has the slowest drainage rate,
sand has the largest grain size and thus the fastest rate of infiltration and silt has a grain size and drainage rate between those of clay and sand.
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∙ 9y agoLandforms are classified by their common features.
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∙ 14y agoSoil is classified on the basis of colour and fertility.
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∙ 12y agoSediments are classified by their texture and characteristics
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∙ 12y agoby seeing colour and some features
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Which characteristic determines whether a rock is classified as a shale a siltstone a sandstone or a conglomerate?
the particle size of the sediments within the rock
What are Detritus sedimentary rocks subdivided according to?
Detrital sedimentary are classified according to the size and shape of their sediments.
How do lithogenous sediments differ from biogenous sediments?
Lithogenous sediments come from the land They result primarily from erosion by water, wind, and ice Biogenous sediments originate from organisms The particles in these sediments come from shells and hard skeletons. Although lithogenous sediments represent the largest total volume, biogenous sediments cover a greater area of sea floor
What Sediments can be picked by?
Sediments can be picked up by wind, and water.
How is sediment created?
Sediments are deposited on to other sediments and immense heat and pressure turn the sediments into a rock
Ocean sediments are classified primarily by?
Rock-cocks.Size
How are ocean floor sediments classified by physical compositions?
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The three types of ocean floor sediments are classified according to their?
Origin
Which characteristic determines whether a rock is classified as a shale a siltstone a sandstone or a conglomerate?
the particle size of the sediments within the rock
What are Detritus sedimentary rocks subdivided according to?
Detrital sedimentary are classified according to the size and shape of their sediments.
Why aren't rocks classified by their size?
Any rock could be virtually any size, so it would be of little use to use size as a classification parameter. Sediments or clasts composing sedimentary rocks, however, are classified according to size.
What are the three types of the ocean floor sediments?
The three types of ocean floor sediments are Terrigenous, Biogenous, and Hydrogenous sediments.
What is the difference between sediments in the outwash and sediments in the moraines?
Sediments that are in outwash are sorted sediments, organized by size, while sediments that are in moraine are unsorted.
What kind of sedimentary rocks are formed when sediments are deposited in layers at the bottoms of lakes or oceans?
The rock formed would usually be classified as clastic sedimentary rock, like shale.
When sediments are slowly changed to rock what forces the sediments together?
Pressure of water and other sediments.
What is the chemical sediments?
Chemical sediments are mineral precipitate :)
What is deposition in weathering?
The dropping of the sediments or DEPOSITING the sediments
